Black Dyke Band
• Founded 1855 (British Brass Band) *150 years of performing and touring
• Over 39 recordings
• National Brass Band Champions (England)
Besses O' the Barn Band
• Founded 1818
• More than 4 recordings
• Numerous British Competition titles, International touring

Wednesday, February 08, 2006

1. The Antiphonal Music of Gabrieli, featuring the Brass sections from the Philadelphia, Cleveland and Chicago Symphony Orchestras. Master Works Heritage, Sony Classical MHK62353. We heard track 7- Canzon a 12 by G. Gabrieli

Wednesday, February 01, 2006

Today's listening session by Melissa was excellent. She presented numerous tracks from over fifteen recordings. Because her format, content and planning was done so well, I have suggested that successive listening sessions be modeled in this fashion.

Utilizing Interlibrary loan (ILL) is an excellent method of locating hard to find recordings. We listened to a wide variety of music, from Chestnut Brass Company to Fanfare Ciocarlia, which was so inspiring that we all actually danced in class!

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